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The Give and Go is a quick back and forth between Paul Mitchell and Chris St. Jean about a relevant subject in the NBA at that moment.
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Chris:
The Kings recently fired Mike Malone amid all kinds of controversy that Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports has been all over.
First, Adrian reported the firing, noting Malone was ‘hired before D'Alessandro on June 3, 2013’ and that Malone disagreed with D’Alessandro about playing style and the potential Josh Smith trade. He also linked George Karl and Vinny Del Negro to the opening, essentially declaring interim head coach Ty Corbin a lame duck candidate.
Second, Adrian profiled the Malone-Kings relationship in more depth leading off with a specific disagreement about Royce White. This also had more details about the Josh Smith disagreement and painted Malone as someone with a reputation for being volatile, but ‘had grown in the Kings job, worked to curb those shortcomings and built a strong bond and trust within his locker room.’ It also again linked George Karl to the job and added his motivation for doing so (Karl didn’t squash the rumors).
Lastly, Adrian reported Tuesday, that Chris Mullin (an ‘ownership adviser’ for the Kings) is basically the front runner for the job.
So, Mitchell, what in the world is going on in Sacramento? Was it a mistake to fire Mike Malone or just a mistake that it wasn’t done last off-season? And who should the Kings hire as their next coach? Ty Corbin? George Karl? Chris Mullin? Someone else?
